… moist, well- drained soil to bring out those honey scented blooms that the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds adore. It’s good to cut the plant back to twelve inches in the spring to allow …
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… are accented with tiny white stamens. Plant 'Sweet Black Cherry' in full sun, average soils, and close to a path or window to enjoy the fragrance. Sweet Williams are old-fashioned favorite …
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… in moderately fertile soils provides this plant the growing environment it needs to survive and thrive for decades if not centuries (an abandoned family cemetery in eastern Missouri dating …
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… called pups. It's native to Brazil's rocky southern mountains, so it needs a lot of sun and heat. If you want to grow it in our climate, you need to bring it indoors before the first …
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… delighted to see a special guest star at the Tropical Greenhouse: Alice the Amorphophallus is on display, in full and glorious fruit! Visitors are asking: why are some of the berries on the titan arum (or corpse flower) skinny and small, while others are big and plump? Dr. Pat Herendeen and “Titan Tim” Pollak plucked a few …
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… For Earth Day this year, take some time to appreciate the rich soil that covers our planet and supports plant life. Try this soil seed-bank test to discover the magic of topsoil. The soil seed-bank test is used by farmers, scientists, and others to find out what weed seeds are hidden in a garden or … soil from a woodland area Dry leaves (leaf litter) from the ground above the soil collection site Moss growing nearby Directions Pour a layer of gravel about 2 inches deep on the bottom of …
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… Now that the leaves are turning and the days are growing shorter, if you’re tempted to pack away your gardening gloves…don’t! At … Garden, we’re as busy ever. Our cool-weather crops include brussels sprouts, spinach, and toscano kale. Fall is a great time to grow vegetables—insects die off, weeds wither, moisture plentiful. If you …
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… Home gardeners can sympathize: not every seed that is planted grows. This truth extends to restored prairies that are grown from seed mixes, … Ph.D., who completed research examining the success of individual species within seed mixes, and their combined potential to power up to the diversity level found in remnant prairies. A … to a large swath of acreage in the suburbs, she and her team visited each restored prairie site to compare the plant communities to the mix of seeds that were planted there initially. “I …
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… The garden and the kitchen are “dancing partners,” according to a cookbook from the team behind Blackberry Farm , the luxurious farm and inn in Tennessee. Jeff Ross, farmstead educator and artisan chef at Blackberry Farm, brought … Farm Morning at Blackberry Farm The barn on Blackberry Farm Ross showed how easy it is to incorporate fresh produce and gardening into your life in his lecture, “Eating Between the …
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… As plant collectors, we spend a lot of time and energy researching the flora of the areas we are going to visit. We search out areas of the world where the climate is similar to that of the midwestern United States, and we make lists. Lots of lists. Massive spreadsheets document travel plans, emergency contacts; …
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